Fiction
The Sleepy Hollow Family Almanac, by Kris D’Agostino.
A 24-year old film-school dropout moves back home to find an overburdened family nest that’s more complicated than he expected it to be.
Gossip, by Beth Gutcheon.
Best friends and lifelong frenemies in and around an exclusive Upper East Side dress shop.
The Good Father, by Noah Hawley.
What happens when a stand-up family man’s son grows up to be a violent criminal accused of shooting a politician?
Mudwoman, by Joyce Carol Oates.
An abandoned child finds a home with a mainstream middle-class family, with unexpected psychic consequences.
Glow, by Jessica Maria Tuccelli.
The Appalachian South is the setting for this six-generation family epic.
Nonfiction
Born Believers, by Justin L. Barrett.
Are babies born with built-in religious faith? Psychologist Barrett explores.
The Richer Sex, by Liza Mundy.
Almost 40 percent of American wives out-earn their husbands. What does this mean for contemprary relationships?
The Barefoot Bandit, by Bob Friel.
A journalist digs deep into the story of teenage outlaw Colton Harris-Moore, known as the Barefoot Bandit.
Politics
Covenant of Liberty, by Michael Patrick Leahy.
The author examines the tether between the contemporary Tea Party movement and the founding fathers.
Showdown, by David Corn.
The inside story on the struggle between the Obama White House and the Tea Party.
Memoir
Dust to Dust, by Benjamin Busch.
A Marine Corps vet who served in Iraq reflects on life, loss and remembrance.
What to Look for in Winter, by Candia McWilliam.
The author’s encroaching blindness serves as inspiration for a candid reflection.
